diff --git a/src/share/vm/jfr/recorder/checkpoint/jfrCheckpointManager.cpp b/src/share/vm/jfr/recorder/checkpoint/jfrCheckpointManager.cpp
index 4e98a4e8bed69d93144b9e738d1912b022ef12ea..1eb7eccfe3fe8090638f3acc6e37d6daa278920e 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/jfr/recorder/checkpoint/jfrCheckpointManager.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/jfr/recorder/checkpoint/jfrCheckpointManager.cpp
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ bool JfrCheckpointManager::is_type_set_required() {
 }
 
 size_t JfrCheckpointManager::flush_type_set() {
-  assert(!SafepointSynchronize::is_at_safepoint(), "invariant");
   size_t elements = 0;
   {
     JfrCheckpointWriter writer(Thread::current());